hawthorn

hawthorn

A thorny shrub or small tree with spring flowers and small apple-like fruits known as haws.

Crataegus monogyna

All languages

English: hawthorn
Norwegian: hagtorn
Japanese: サンザシ — さんざし — sanzashi
Korean: Crataegus monogyna — Scientific name; Korean name under review
Spanish: espino albar
French: aubépine
German: Weißdorn

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RHS common hawthorn — rounded spreading thorny shrub-tree, deeply lobed glossy green leaves and flat late-spring sprays of creamy white flowers with pink anthers